First the Stilt report. The lucky birder is Keir Randall, observing from his text message report, a fly over bird at Maryland Monument. A blurry photo was taken, but this is a very distinctive species in flight.More details as I presumed from Keir ebird report tonight.
Getting to the other stuff, warblers finally showed their force, not in multiple places but in diversity and numbers that entertained & pleased many birders today with their overdued presence. The top birds were HOODED,WORM EATING, BLACKBURNIAN,NASHVILLE,BLUE-WINGED (on south Lookout Hill slope) & NORTHERN PARULA, BLACK THROATED GREEN accompanying the more common species of COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, BLACK THROATED BLUE, NORTHERN WATERTHUSH among I am guessing 15 + species today.I will do a master warbler list soon.
The best location seeing almost all these warblers was the Ravine creek just south of the Rock Arch Bridge, the stone bridge straddling the Ambergill Falls.At least 13 species warblers were seen here after I tweeted out the high activity observed . I had a NASHVILLE WARBLER come at eye level within 2 feet of me , perched on a Witch Hazel branch , along with close in PARULA; later, a CHESTNUT-SIDED & HOODED were seen here as well, before the HOODED flew towards Ambergill Pool.
HOODED was the warbler today, likely 3 in the park,given the tight timeline reports.One at Lookout Hill, one at South Midwood ( that I saw close) and one in Ravine mentioned in the previous paragraph.
For more rarity, over in Greenwood Cemetery's Crescent Water, a male BLUE GROSBEAK was reported by Doug Gochfeld .That list report is pending from Doug. See Rob Jetts Tweet Rob Jett @thecitybirder
"Blue Grosbeak was in front of this mausoleum...for real! pic.twitter.com/Qns5gye5sM "
Back here in Prospect, GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER, VEERY, WOOD THRUSH, ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK, BALTIMORE & ORCHARD ORIOLES, SCARLET TANAGER are noteworthy birds; also of note,Black billed cuckoo spotted on vale hillside near kids playground , reported by Kristin Costello
If not for the Stilt, today's LITTLE BLUE HERON seen by Mike Yuan would have been the best rare bird of the non warbler class for Prospect .
There is too much to tell here. More reports are coming. Check the birders' reports below to see if locations are given ; but with these birds constantly moving, they could pop up anywhere. Simply get yourself out there and enjoy springs greatest spectacle.
-KB
Mike Yuan:
Hi Peter-
Smashing 3 hrs before work this morning. At dawn, the Vale was alive with wave after wave of Rumps moving north, and pockets of white-throated sparrows everywhere on the ground.
Highlights are 15 warbler species, and Little Blue Heron and Common Loon flyovers at the Vale.
-Mike
Fri May 02, 2014 6:05 AM
- Protocol:
- Traveling
- Party Size:
- 1
- Duration:
- 3 hour(s), 25 minute(s)
- Distance:
- 2.0 mile(s)
- Observers:
- Michael Yuan
Species
69 species total
3 | Canada Goose |
|---|---|
2 | Wood Duck |
12 | Mallard |
3 | Blue-winged Teal
Continuing on Lower Lullwater
|
1 | Common Loon
Flyover at Vale, 6:20am
|
2 | Double-crested Cormorant |
1 | Great Blue Heron |
1 | Little Blue Heron
Flyover at Vale 6:30am. All dark blue from below. Flying with crooked neck.
|
2 | Green Heron |
1 | Laughing Gull |
1 | Ring-billed Gull |
2 | Herring Gull (American) |
11 | Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) |
3 | Mourning Dove |
7 | Chimney Swift |
2 | Belted Kingfisher |
2 | Red-bellied Woodpecker |
2 | Downy Woodpecker |
1 | Hairy Woodpecker |
2 | Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted) |
1 | Least Flycatcher |
2 | Great Crested Flycatcher |
2 | Eastern Kingbird |
4 | Blue-headed Vireo |
1 | Warbling Vireo |
3 | Blue Jay |
1 | American Crow |
1 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
6 | Barn Swallow |
1 | Tufted Titmouse |
1 | House Wren |
1 | Carolina Wren |
1 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher |
1 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
2 | Veery |
2 | Swainson's Thrush
Buffy spectacles, dark spots on Buffy breast.
|
1 | Hermit Thrush |
5 | Wood Thrush
2 in vale. 3 in midwood.
|
30 | American Robin |
8 | Gray Catbird |
4 | European Starling |
8 | Ovenbird |
4 | Northern Waterthrush |
3 | Blue-winged Warbler |
9 | Black-and-white Warbler |
4 | Common Yellowthroat |
1 | Hooded Warbler |
1 | American Redstart |
5 | Northern Parula |
2 | Blackburnian Warbler |
1 | Yellow Warbler |
1 | Black-throated Blue Warbler |
2 | Palm Warbler (Yellow) |
120 | Yellow-rumped Warbler (Myrtle)
Throughout. Multiple Waves of 15-20 in Vale.
|
1 | Prairie Warbler |
2 | Black-throated Green Warbler |
2 | Eastern Towhee |
8 | Chipping Sparrow |
1 | Field Sparrow |
1 | Swamp Sparrow |
3 | White-throated Sparrow |
1 | Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored) |
1 | Scarlet Tanager |
10 | Northern Cardinal |
2 | Red-winged Blackbird |
4 | Common Grackle |
1 | Brown-headed Cowbird |
1 | Baltimore Oriole |
4 | House Sparrow |
Joshua Malbin
Observer: joshuamalbin
2014-05-02 05:51
Prospect Park
Protocol: Traveling
1 Miles
185 Minutes
Observers: 2
All birds reported? Yes
6 Brant
X Canada Goose
X Mute Swan
4 Wood Duck
X Mallard
1 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Great Egret
2 Green Heron
2 Spotted Sandpiper
6 Herring Gull
X Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
X Mourning Dove
6 Chimney Swift
2 Belted Kingfisher
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
6 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
2 Northern Flicker
1 Great Crested Flycatcher
2 Eastern Kingbird
8 Blue-headed Vireo
2 Warbling Vireo
X Blue Jay
3 Fish Crow
2 Barn Swallow
2 Tufted Titmouse
5 House Wren
2 Carolina Wren
2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Hermit Thrush
3 Wood Thrush heard.
X American Robin
X Gray Catbird
X European Starling
3 Ovenbird heard.
1 Northern Waterthrush
1 Blue-winged Warbler switchback trail
13 Black-and-white Warbler
1 Common Yellowthroat
1 American Redstart
7 Northern Parula
1 Blackburnian Warbler
4 Yellow Warbler
2 Palm Warbler
X Yellow-rumped Warbler
3 Prairie Warbler
2 Black-throated Green Warbler
1 Eastern Towhee
8 Chipping Sparrow
X White-throated Sparrow
2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
X Red-winged Blackbird
X Common Grackle
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
2 Baltimore Oriole
1 American Goldfinch
X House Sparrow
2014-05-02 05:51
Prospect Park
Protocol: Traveling
1 Miles
185 Minutes
Observers: 2
All birds reported? Yes
6 Brant
X Canada Goose
X Mute Swan
4 Wood Duck
X Mallard
1 Double-crested Cormorant
1 Great Egret
2 Green Heron
2 Spotted Sandpiper
6 Herring Gull
X Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)
X Mourning Dove
6 Chimney Swift
2 Belted Kingfisher
2 Red-bellied Woodpecker
6 Downy Woodpecker
1 Hairy Woodpecker
2 Northern Flicker
1 Great Crested Flycatcher
2 Eastern Kingbird
8 Blue-headed Vireo
2 Warbling Vireo
X Blue Jay
3 Fish Crow
2 Barn Swallow
2 Tufted Titmouse
5 House Wren
2 Carolina Wren
2 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher
4 Ruby-crowned Kinglet
1 Hermit Thrush
3 Wood Thrush heard.
X American Robin
X Gray Catbird
X European Starling
3 Ovenbird heard.
1 Northern Waterthrush
1 Blue-winged Warbler switchback trail
13 Black-and-white Warbler
1 Common Yellowthroat
1 American Redstart
7 Northern Parula
1 Blackburnian Warbler
4 Yellow Warbler
2 Palm Warbler
X Yellow-rumped Warbler
3 Prairie Warbler
2 Black-throated Green Warbler
1 Eastern Towhee
8 Chipping Sparrow
X White-throated Sparrow
2 Rose-breasted Grosbeak
X Red-winged Blackbird
X Common Grackle
1 Brown-headed Cowbird
2 Baltimore Oriole
1 American Goldfinch
X House Sparrow
This report was created and sent using BirdsEye BirdLog (http://birdseyebirding.com/)
Prospect Park, Kings, US-NY
May 2, 2014 8:20 AM - 1:20 PM
Protocol: Traveling
4.0 kilometer(s)
Comments: Sunny. Great. Parkside to Breeze Hill to Lookout along Quaker Ridge to Ravine to Lullwater. Did not survey Lake or Midwood.
70 species (+1 other taxa)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) 2
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 2
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) X
Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) 1
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) 1
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 2
Great Egret (Ardea alba) 2
Green Heron (Butorides virescens) 1
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) 1
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius) 3
Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla) 2
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) 2
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) (Columba livia (Domestic type)) X
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) X
Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) 10
Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) 2
Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) 2
Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) 2
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) 3
Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) 1
Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) 1
Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) 2
Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) 2
Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) 1
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 4
crow sp. (Corvus sp. (crow sp.)) 1
Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) 3
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) 5
Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 4
Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor) 2
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) 3
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) 3
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) 2
Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) 6
Veery (Catharus fuscescens) 2
Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) 4
Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) 1
American Robin (Turdus migratorius) X
Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) 8
Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) X
Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) 2
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) 12
Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis) 3 Both 'white' and 'yellow' forms seen together NE cnr of Quaker Cemetery property
Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora cyanoptera) 1 Heard Lookout Hill
Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) 15
Nashville Warbler (Oreothlypis ruficapilla) 1 Ravine
Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) 6
Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina) 1 Ravine
American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) 1
Northern Parula (Setophaga americana) 3
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia) 7
Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica) 1 Ravine
Black-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens) 3
Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum) 8
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata) 15
Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor) 3
Black-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens) 2
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) 40 approx count. flock on Nethermead.
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) 3
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) 2
White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) 12
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) X
Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) X
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) X
Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) 3
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) 1
Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) 1
American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) 4
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) X
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Orrin Tilevitz, reported Greenwood Cemetery
I spent an hour and a quarter in Green-Wood this morning. Wall-to-wall birds. Hundreds, at least, of newly-arrived (and soon to depart) white-throated sparrows, dozens of catbirds, and at least a dozen ovenbirds. Highlight was a striking warbler-sized bird with body gray on top and yellow on the bottom on the northwest side of the Sylvan Water. It had to have been either a mourning or a Connecticut warbler, although neither one of us stuck around long enough for me to see any other field marks. Here is a complete list:
American robin
Mourning dove
Monk parakeet
Chipping sparrow (many)
Northern mockingbid
Red-tailed hawk (2)
Palm warbler
Song sparrow
Ovenbird
Hermit thrush (many)
White-throated sparrow
Eastern towhee (3)
Northern flicker
Gray catbird
Blue-headed vireo
Red-bellied woodpecker
Common yellowthroat
Blue jay
House sparrow
Canada goose
Northern waterthrush (Dell Water)
Common grackle
Double-crested cormorant
Barn swallow
Belted kingfisher
Brown-headed cowbird
Northern cardinal
Spotted sandpiper (2 at Sylvan water)
Spotted sandpiper (2 at Sylvan water)
Northern parula
Black and white warbler
